Michigan
Boilermaker Invitational
Schaetzel Finishes 13th, Team Places Eighth at Purdue
4/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Battling the elements throughout the first 36 holes and a frost delay for the third straight tournament during the final round, the University of Michigan men's golf team closed the 2006 Boilermaker Invitational with an eighth place team finish today (Sunday, April 9). The Maize and Blue closed with a 916 54-hole total after posting back-to-back 308 team totals in Saturday's cold and windy conditions but improved in Sunday's final round tallying a 300 team total after waiting over an hour from a frost delay.
For the second time in three tournaments, sophomore Tim Schaetzel (Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy) finished as the top Wolverines after he was 13th with a 224 54-hole total. After opening with back-to-back two-over 74s, he closed posting a four-over 76 as he earned his third top-15 finish of the season.
Senior Brandon Duff (Goodrich, Mich./Powers Catholic HS) closed out with a top 25 finish as he tied for 25th with a 230 total. He opened with a three-over 75 and slipped back a little with a 79 in the second round. He closed with a four-over 76 in the final round. After missing the lineup the last two tournaments, junior Matt McLaughlin (Raleigh, N.C./Millbrook HS) made his first start and tied for 38th with a 233 total. After opening with an 81, he followed with a 79 and rallied even more posting the Wolverines top tournament total of the weekend with a one-over 73 in the final round.
Other Wolverine scores included: senior Christian Vozza (Traverse City, Mich./Grand Rapids Baptist HS), tied for 50th with a 237 total (83-79-75); sophomore Brian Ottenweller (Grand Rapids, Mich./Catholic Central HS), tied for 56th with a 240 total (78-76-86) and freshman Bill Rankin (Traverse City, Mich./Central HS), who played as an individual, tied for 50th with a 237 total (78-82-77).
With six Big Ten teams among the 12 team field, Indiana used a one-under 287 second round total to push itself into the lead after 36 holes and they never looked back winning by 14 strokes with an 882 54-hole total (301-287-294). Host Purdue (310-288-298) was the runner-up with an 896 total, while Notre Dame (307-300-293) was third at 900.
In addition, to the team trophy, Indiana's Jorge Campillo won individual medalist honors by eight strokes as he posted a four-under 212 total (74-70-68) total. Notre Dame's Cole Isban (74-72-74) and Josh Sandman (77-74-69) along with Indiana's Drew Allenspach (75-71-74) all tied for the runner-up spot at 220.
The Wolverines have just one remaining tournament on their spring schedule before heading to postseason play. The Maize and Blue will play its final tune-up when they travel to Dublin, Ohio, Saturday and Sunday (April 15-16) for Ohio State's Robert Kepler Intercollegiate at the Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Team Standings
1. Indiana 301-287-294 = 882 (+18) 2. Purdue 310-288-298 = 896 3. Notre Dame 307-300-293 = 900 4. Louisville 308-300-297 = 905 5. Toledo 312-304-292 = 908 6. Northwestern 306-308-296 = 910 7. Wisconsin 300-312-299 = 911 8. MICHIGAN 308-308-300 = 916 9. Iowa State 307-316-294 = 917 10. Wichita State 310-307-303 = 920 11. Missouri 318-303-302 = 923 12. Minnesota 311-307-307 = 925
Top Individuals
1. Jorge Campillo, Indiana 74-70-68 = 212 (-4) 2. Cole Isban, Notre Dame 74-72-74 = 220 Drew Allenspach, Indiana 75-71-74 = 220 Josh Sandman, Notre Dame 77-74-69 = 220 5. Cameron Bishop, Wichita State 78-72-71 = 221 Tyler Riley, Toledo 73-75-73 = 221 P. Junhasavasdikul, Purdue 78-69-74 = 221 Adam Hadwin, Louisville 76-72-73 = 221 9. David Merkow, Northwestern 75-76-71 = 222 Santiago Russi, Purdue 77-71-74 = 222 11. Chris Wilson, Northwestern 74-78-71 = 223 Jeff Kaiser, Wisconsin 72-76-75 = 223 13. TIM SCHAETZEL, U-M 74-74-76 = 224 14. Chris Baker, Iowa State 73-77-75 = 225 Daryl Fathauer, Louisville 78-70-77 = 225 Seth Brandon, Indiana 78-68-79 = 225
Other Michigan Individuals
T25. Brandon Duff 75-79-76 = 230 T38. Matt McLaughlin 81-79-73 = 233 T50. Christian Vozza 83-79-75 = 237 T56. Brian Ottenweller 78-76-86 = 240 T50. Bill Rankin 78-82-77 = 237* * playing as individual
Q U O T E S
Michigan coach Andrew Sapp
On the weekend in Purdue ... "For us, it is one of those same songs, different weekend things. We need more consistency throughout everyone. We need to quit throwing in the 79s and 81s. That is what hurt us yesterday and even today, counting a couple of 76s, if they were 74s we would have been in just that much better shape. But Tim (Schaetzel) was able to put three good rounds together for us. Everyone else had at least one solid round. It's getting better. Hopefully with another full week of practice and in our preparations for Ohio State, we can continue to get better and we can continue to build more and more momentum as we approach Big Tens."
On where do the Wolverines go from here ... "Next weekend is another chance for us to prove that we can contend for a Big Ten title. It is one of those opportunities to beat some other Big Ten teams, obviously we beat Minnesota this week and they are one of the top teams in the Big Ten. We just need to get out there this week and get more and more rounds under our belts. Get some good practice in and shooting some better scores. So, that is the plan for the next few weeks. We spent a lot of time hitting balls over the winter, now it is time to get out there and get some scores on some scorecards and start playing well in rounds to build our confidence."
Sophomore Tim Schaetzel
On his weekend ... "It was nice to have three rounds where I felt I was actually in the game for a little bit. Yesterday I felt I played very well, especially considering the conditions. I played very smart. I kept the ball in the fairway, I got it near the green and I did a good job making by short putts. I didn't waste many shots. Today, I drove the ball okay and hit some good iron shots, but I just couldn't get putts to go down. I put myself in some pretty tough spots to get up and down and when I had a good pitch shot, I just couldn't covert the par. Overall, I just thought I played better than my score reflects."
On the team's mindset ... "We have continued to work hard over the last few weeks. After starting slow to start the spring, we have really had the opportunity to work on our game. We had some good qualifiers and to get out there and hit balls and chip and putt is starting to make a difference. So, this week we were a lot more tournament ready than we have been earlier. This spring has kind of been about someone hitting one errant shot and recording a triple (bogey) instead of converting a par. So we have had to count higher scores. Overall, we would like to improve and continue to get better so that if we have to take a higher score, we are still in the game. Right now we have some players, including myself, making that one mistake that has cost us."
N O T E S
For the third time this season and second time in three tournaments, Tim Schaetzel has finished as the top Wolverine. He closed out the Boilermaker Invitational with a 13th place finish his third top 20 finish of the season. He has also led the Wolverines at the South Alabama Spring Classic (March 13-14) and the Memphis Intercollegiate (Oct. 3-4).
Brandon Duff and Tim Schaetzel remain the only two Wolverines to have competed and started all 10 tournaments this season. Both Duff and Schaetzel share the team's lead for finishing as the top Wolverine in a tournament, as both have done it three times.
Contact: Tom Wywrot (734) 763-4423
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